Where does “żeby” come from?

żeby (Old Polish) comes from Old Polish -by, from Old Polish by, from Proto-Slavic *by.

żeby (Old Polish): introduces a subordinate clause; that

Definitions

  1. introduces a subordinate clause; that

Ancestry of “żeby”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polish-by[[conditional mood
2Old Polishbyintroduces a clause of aim; to, so that, in order to
3Proto-Slavic*by—

Words derived from “żeby”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *by →Every word from Old Polish -by →Every word from Old Polish by →